On Sun, 25 May 2008 19:46:29 +1000 (EST) "Voytek Eymont" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > >> how do I open com1 @ 2400 8N1 in a terminal ? > > minicom will do the trick.( Don't run from inside of a screen session with > > default key bindings ) You can set up the com port paramters inside of > > minicom aswell. I have used it before with some weather sensors > > sucessfully. > > how do I make minicom go 'online' ? If you have the serial port setup correctly then it should 'come online' automagically. <CTRL-a> M tells minicom to reset the 'modem'. You may sometimes need to send a <break> to the serial device to wake up the comms. <CTRL-a> F > > > what wether sensor did you use ? It was more stations than sensors. Mix of davis and lacrosse and an old WMR918. > > There is a few different opensource packages out there that work with different weather stations/sensors that make for some helpfull reading even if you don't end up using their software you can learn about the serial protols etc for your sensor. Not knowing what sensor(s) you are using I can't recommend any thing specific to read. The dallas 1-wire sensors I believe have support in the current kernel but I haven't tested this out. http://oww.sourceforge.net/ http://freshmeat.net/projects/wview/ http://www.lavrsen.dk/twiki/bin/view/Open2300/WebHome http://freshmeat.net/projects/meteo/ If you are ever after any info/help/products in this arena I have a friend that specialises in WX monitoring and telemetry systems, feel free to contact me offlist. -- Regards Mick Pollard ( lunix ) ------------------------------------------------ BOFH Excuse of the day: Total Transmission Anomaly
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